For as long as I can remember (FWIW, I recall the 1960s), Halloween has been synonymous with costumes, trick-or-treating, and excessive Halloween candy consumption. The deleterious (there’s a nice big word – eh?) effects of said consumption include upset stomachs, massive fluctuations in blood sugar levels with the attendant behavioral… Read more“Map Monday, Most Popular Halloween Candy by US State”
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Map Monday, A Brief History of Tobacco and Smuggling
Archaeological evidence suggests that indigenous Americans used tobacco for thousands of years before the arrival of Europeans. In addition to ceremonial uses, they also used tobacco as a trade good and an ingredient in medicines. Various tribes used it to treat different conditions, including toothaches, ear infections, colds, and, oddly… Read more“Map Monday, A Brief History of Tobacco and Smuggling”
Map Monday, National Debt by Country
The US national debt stands at more than $37,000,000,000,000. To put that in perspective, a trillion-dollar stack of $1 bills reaches 67,866 miles. That’s long enough wrap around the earth ~2.73 times. A stack of singles representing the entire debt stretches a little more than ten and a half times… Read more“Map Monday, National Debt by Country”